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defeat English

Meaning defeat meaning

What does defeat mean?
Definitions in simple English

defeat Verb

— If you defeat someone, you win against them in a game, battle, or contest. South Africa defeated Zimbabwe (170) by four wickets with four balls to spare. American forces defeated a small band of fighters in a three-hour street battle last night. When I was in school, I was good at English, but science always defeated me.

defeat Noun

— A defeat is a loss in a game, battle, or contest. Dole went down in defeat in last night's elections.

defeat

— verb (= get the better of, overcome) win a victory over You must overcome all difficulties defeat your enemies He overcame his shyness He overcame his infirmity Her anger got the better of her and she blew up — noun (= licking) an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest it was a narrow defeat the army's only defeat they suffered a convincing licking — verb (= kill, shoot down) thwart the passage of kill a motion he shot down the student's proposal — noun (= frustration) the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

Synonyms defeat synonyms

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defeat English » English

overcome beat conquer vanquish win failure subdue rout overthrow loss overpower destroy win over kill discomfiture ruin overwhelm master surpass frustration frustrate surmount smash knock down fight crush whip vanquishment trounce strike refute licking foil triumph succeed slaughter overturn losing lose lick hit get the better of fail excel downfall discomfit demolish defeated conquest clobber

Topics defeat topics

What do people use defeat to talk about?
Social behavior Conflict War

Defeat
Social behavior Conflict War

Lose a fight
Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation

Sports
Social behavior Conflict War

Surrender

Conjugation defeat conjugation

How do you conjugate defeat?

defeat · verb

Examples defeat examples

How do I use defeat in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I cannot defeat them.
The two parties allied to defeat the bill.
He will on no account accept defeat.
But a man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
Victory and defeat aren't solely decided by the size of your army.
The biggest defeat for an atheist is ending up in paradise.
Muiriel had no other choice but to accept her defeat.
He admitted his defeat.
Tom admitted his defeat.
I can defeat any chess player.
We will defeat them.
He will defeat them.
He is very strong--so much so that no one can defeat him.
He took his defeat hard.
He didn't acknowledge defeat.
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.
Both victory and defeat are but an everyday occurrence to a soldier.
They knew they must fight together to defeat the common enemy.
Grant refused to accept defeat.
Rumors of defeat were circulating.
You will never defeat me!
The boy grabbed his sister by the legs and dragged her all over the room until she admitted defeat.

Movie subtitles

Whether Zero comes or not tomorrow doesn't matter. that man's defeat is assured.
Maybe there's more Than one way to defeat the furious five.
You have to defeat me three times, o king: with the stone, the spring, and the spear.
I cheerfully admit defeat.
But the workers and peasants of Spain will defeat Franco and his cronies. With the help of anti-fascists from all over the world civil war will give way to peace, work and happiness.
YOU REALIZE OUR ARMY IS FACING DISASTROUS DEFEAT?
I swear I shall come back, because I shall defeat them.
Congressman Robert Manning, candidate for mayor, and Albert Panker, candidate for district attorney, both conceded their defeat shortly after midnight tonight. (ALL CHEERING) Wait a minute, folks.
You will never defeat him.
After I have officially announced that we have a cure for leprosy! Yet, I'd rather suffer such defeat than allow your Utopian extortion!
If the prosecution does not fear what a reopening would reveal why does it not take this easy means to defeat us?
With their help we shall surely defeat the enemy by spring.
If we don't want defeat, Your Highness, we must hurry.
Wouldn't that rather defeat the purpose?
On Christmas Eve 1847, after having resisted one of the most powerful countries on Earth for 15 years, the emir admitted defeat.
They'll band together and defeat us again!
The defeat.
Our army is facing defeat.
Peter Blood, was it you, then, who took this ship and turned defeat into victory?
You can't defeat me with a prayer.
You're the one man in England clever enough to defeat me.
Can't compromise with utter defeat.
Thank you. Perhaps one of the secrets of victory. is making your enemy anticipate defeat, don't you agree?
Shameful, ignominious. Defeat that set back for 20 years the cause of reform in the U. S forever canceled political chances for Charles Foster Kane.
Or do you wish to defeat me fairly?
Now you don't have the strength to defeat me.
But the workers and peasants of Spain will defeat Franco and his cronies.
You let life defeat you.
To victory and defeat and stupid tragic sorrow.
I hope everyone will make an effort together with my disciples to defeat Bull Demon King and put out the flames of Fiery Mountain.
Men completely defeat me.
Help my enemy defeat me?
Maybe we're in a mouse trap, but they won't defeat us easily.
We do not admit defeat. but we will surrender. if you give me your word that we can all go free in safety.
Before whose remarkable marksmanship the greatest pistol and rifle shots in America have gone down to defeat.

News and current affairs

But of course, my grandmother was right to equate defeat with liberation.
But paradoxically, it may also contain an element of forgetfulness, because it tends to conceal the fact that liberation required a military defeat.
Nor could Israel, with its overwhelming technological advantage, defeat Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Flags are flown in hope of victory, but also serve to dry the tears of defeat.
According to public opinion polls, Royal is the clear favorite of the left and the only candidate able to defeat Sarkozy.
No country can defeat terrorism on its own.
Will it turn inward, as it did after its defeat in Vietnam three decades ago?
America's former adversaries either became preoccupied with consolidating or sharing power, suffered domestic defeat, or confronted neighboring states.
But the move proved to be a strategic defeat, given that it significantly diminished the United States' political influence in Iraq.
The result has been utter failure: military defeat and a severe degradation of America's moral standing.
Humbled by military defeat, America can recover its regional relevance only by avoiding the sin of hubris, and learning to lead without attempting to dominate.
Moments of defeat have always been history's turning points in Serbia.
Defeat prompted Klaus and Zeman to try to and gain control over Czech TV by packing its council of overseers with their sympathizers.
I firmly believe that the military option alone cannot defeat terror.
In our global war on AIDS, the international community is on the verge of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
With the backing of the US, Canada, and the European Union, Israel has maintained its blockade in an attempt to defeat Hamas, which won the elections here in 2006.
In 2004, shortly before the election, Osama bin Laden released a video tape that may have helped President Bush defeat Senator John Kerry.
The reformers could not overcome conservative opposition, while the radicals could not defeat the domestic economic realities wrought by their foreign and nuclear policies.

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